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plugubius t1_irjjwkq wrote

Reply to comment by r33k3r in Pot twist: Cannabis firm refuses federal judge's ruling because its business isn't legal under federal law by Doc_Dante

My assumption is that was the argument, because federal courts are certainly the right place to hear state-law disputes between citizens of different states.

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r33k3r t1_irjkdme wrote

I dunno. I think leases of real property are almost always governed by the laws of the state where the property is located, not whatever other state the parties happen to reside in.

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plugubius t1_irjksit wrote

That is a question of choice of law, not federal jurisdiction. Illinois law will usually apply to Illinois properties, but that doesn't mean a New York federal court can't apply Illinois law.

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